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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1887-02-26

Messrs. Chas. L. Dodd and John C.
Craigie, will deliver addresses on =" Organ
izsd Labor" in Kain's hall next Monday
evening
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1887-02-26

O'Briens circus traps are being sold at
auction in Philadelphia, the proceeds OF
which will be turned over to his creditors.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1887-02-26

Separate tickets will be run at the
Camden Spring election by the Republi-
cans, Democrats, Prohibltionists and
Laborers.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1887-02-26

The new works of the Forcite Powder
Company at Lake Hopatcong will be
completed in time to commence operas
tions on March LIST.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1887-02-26

The furniture for the big hotel at Lake
Hopatcong has been purchased, and pre-
parations are being completed for the grand
opening on June LIST.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1887-02-26

There is considerable complaint con-
corning boys playing foot bali on Sundays
in Budd street and vicinity. Boys this is
not Newark-nor Dover.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1887-02-26

The Prohibitionists of Morris township
held their primary last Monday evening
and nominated the following ticket to be
supported at the ensuing election:
Township Clerk-D. V. McCollum.
Assessor-Geo. Goblet.
Collector. S. Van Dyke.
Freeholder-Charles Hedges.
Town Committeeman-W Wilbur johnson.
Justice of the Peace-John Wright.
Surveyors of Highways-Elias Thomp-
son, Harvey Loree.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1887-02-26

Mr.. Frank Meeker, son of our towns
man Jesse Meeker, who has been absent in
Australia for several years past. is home on
q visit
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1887-02-26

Through misstep while attempting to
board a moving train at the depot last
Tuesday, John Colley was dragged some
distance and narrowly escaped serious in
i,,ru
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1887-02-26

Pneumonia is to be more strenuousiy
guarded against now than during the eA7
IRENE cold weather.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1887-02-26

provoking typographical error crept
inTb e p So communications on.
Profit Sharing, publish I'd in last week 5
CHRoNIcLE. which pu an entirely differ
emf construction upon the meaning of the
sentence from which was intended by the
writer In next to the last paragraph
where it refers to Mr.. Cannon the word
yevoAaston appears. II should read evolx-
Inn
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1887-02-26

Last week Hon. Aug. w. Cutler, sold
the house in course of erection on Grant
street 10 Stephen j. Griffith for $s,25O.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1887-02-26

A New Jersey manufacturer is Mayor OF
New York city. and New York lawyer
Governor of New Jersey
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1887-02-26

e and Ernest E Relfrage.
NO men employed in the mines al Hiber-
MIA were crushed to death by fall of rock
in the mine last Monday night
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1887-02-26

The first shad of the season, SO far as
reported. was caught last Friday in the
Delaware bay, at Bay Side, and sold fol
seyenty-fve cents it weighed five
pounds. A fifteen pound salmon and
several black bass are said to have been
taken in the Delaware, near Burlington
on Saturday last.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1887-02-26

Mr.. John r. Nesbitt will have at his
farm. near Mendham, on March list, car
load of fine Western horses, among them
some well mated teams, and all selected
with care and judgment to meet the re-
ouirements of purchasers hereabouts.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1887-02-26

geh. State school tax is now in the hands
of the various township collectors. subject
10 the orders of the trustees.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1887-02-26

The committee appointed by the citizens
of Peapack to consider the question of rail
road connecting with some trunk line have
made careful estimate of the quantity of
freight shipped to and from Peapack, and
are now ready to report. Residents of
Peagack and vicinity have offered to give
a fight of way to Bernardsville. where
connection could be made.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1887-02-26

The ushers at Lyceum Hall Melted about
$50 from the Thatcher. Primrose and
West benefit last Friday night.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1887-02-26

Assemblyman John Norwood will ac-
cent our thanks for a copy of the Legisla-
tive manual.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1887-02-26

Washington Engine Co.. will hold a
reception in Lyceum Hall next Monday
and Tuesday evenings, in honor Of the
Pennsylvania Quartette. You are in.
yited-to purchase ticket
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1887-02-26

Daylight now increases at the rate Of 16
minutes week.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1887-02-26

Mr.. VIM. F. Van Pelt, took passage OF
the steamship Traye." on Wednesday
for Europe.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1887-02-26

A new manager will be placed in charge
of the telephone Office in Morristown on
March list.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1887-02-26

Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. W. Roberts returned
from their Florida trip this week.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1887-02-26

The redemption of the trade dollar now
depends upon the decision Of the Presi-
dent.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1887-02-26

The Trenton EMPORIUM says: Assem-
bly, bill No. z, which provides that the
counsel for the defense shall have the
privilege of making the last address TO the
jury is one OF the few excellent bills now
before the Legislature If a counseIs adj
dress can raise last doubt in the minds
of the jury, the prisoner ought to have the
benefit Of that doubt, and the jury when
they retire should have before them the
whole defense, aud the whole comment
thereon. A prosecution that is not strong
enough to allow reply, is not strong
enough to convict.
Under recent act passed by the'Neu
Jersey Legislature all notes and bills due
on Jan. /, Feb. %, May 80, July 4
Thanksgiving Day or Christmas, the lega
holidays, shall be due and payable up.
on the first legal business. day following
such holidays. The same law holds gooc
for any day the Governor may set aparl
as holiday, and election day. New Jer.
sey is the only State that has such Law
and some bankers rather think it {
''crazy act" It, however,i benefits t.
the party whose obligation must be met
and affords the advantage of more timt
in which to make the payment. Undel
the laws in other States, for Instance
when holiday falls on Monday obliga
tions must be paid Saturday by tht
New Jersey act they are paid Tuesday.
The bank loses nothing, while the payel
| ia accommodated.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1887-02-26


The foundry and storage house adjoin-
ing it, belonging to the Boonton foundry
have been leased by Mr.. Hubbard, of New
York, the well known manufactures OF
agricultural implements. The entire plant
is now to be moved from New Yorlyto
Boonton. which will add another import
ant industry to the latter place
The crime of ballot box robbery reached
its climax at Lackawaxen, Pa, last week,
when an angry inspector seized handful
of ballots during the count and threw them
into the fire. He then ran away, and has
not been seen since. of course the cleo
ton is vitiated. but severe punishment
awaits the offender when caught.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1887-02-26

Township election March Sth-one week
from next Tuesday.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1887-02-26

Help the Washes" they are Away
ready and willing to help you.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1887-02-26

The open season for trout fishing begins
next Tuesday.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1887-02-26

A Hackettstown woman, while walking
out few evenings ago. accidentally lost
her false teeth in the street. In the dark
ness pervading the town, she picked them
up, as she supposed, and did not notice
that it was a horseshoe until she had
. corked herself with it two or three
times. Another argument in favor of
street lights.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1887-02-26

The Banner says: Mr.. Samuel Free
man and family, who has rented the Oliver
Crane house for term of years, start to-
day ON trip to California, to be absent
about three months. They have engaged
the Pullman special car Traveller, from
here to their first stopping, which will be
the Hotel Raymond, Pasadena. Cal"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1887-02-26

4 brisfabstraet and Chronicle Of th.'isss
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1887-02-26
TEE JUDGES CASH PUZZLE
In Behalf of the
GRANT MONUMENT FUND.
Use your Brains and Make Money.
Men, Women, Children, Everybody.


The Judge proposes to assist the Grant Monu-
ment Fund by organizing grand competition On
word-building (making the largest number Of
English words from given sentence by trans
posing and using letters to suit the pnrposa).
using for the theme the sentence "Who will be
our next President ~ and offering Cash prizes to
successful competitors. each Of whom will have
to pay Fifty (50) cents ON presentation Of his
competitive paper The money received will be
applied as follows:
Twenty-Five cents is at once credited to the
Grant Fund
The remaining twenty-five cents, after deduct
ing the legitimate expenses Of advertising names
with their respective answers. etc., etc. will be
placed IN q common fund to be equally divided
among the six successful competitors, /. e...the
six persons sending in the largest lists Of English
words proper nouns included) made from the
sentence who will be our next President ~
The magnitude Of the prizes win depend on
the amount OF money received, or in other wordH
on the number of competitors Communica-
tons open until February 15 1887, IL O'Clock.
This Is not a new thing. In England large sums
OF money have been raised for Charity by this
method, and those who have participated and in
cidentally helped worthy object have won
activity.
The names OF competitors viii be published
from week to week in Judge as they may come
in. This will not only serve as an acknoWledR-
ment Of the receipt Of the money. ETC., but win
also serve to show the weekly progress Of the
fund. Governing rules in thle weeks Judge.
Address
. GRANT FUND"
The Judge Publishing Co.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1887-02-26

The farmers hired man who has been
getting out of bed every morning at 4
o'clock to feed the stock will be mad all
over when informed that actual expert
ments prove that horse can live eleven
days and a COW nine days without food.
AS hog can live twenty nine days there
is no use in feeding him but once in two
weeks
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1887-02-26

The choir Of the First Presbyterian
Church will give a concert in the Church
Chapel next Tuesday evening, to which
the public is cordially invited. An admis-
sion fee of rs cents will be charged, the
proceeds being for the benefit Of Home
Missions.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1887-02-26

During the thunder storm of last Friday
night. barn belonging to Richard Jen-
kins, at the Richards mine, was struck by
lightning. One side of the building was
completely torn out, and some of the har-
ness and utensils contained in it were scat
tered over the surrounding grounds. The
strangest part Of the occurrence is that the
horses in the stable escaped uninjured
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1887-02-26

A scolored man giving his name as
Peter johnson. and representing hin,sel:
as Trustee OF the African NJ. E. Church,
on Spring street, has been soliciting
money from our citizens under the pre-
tense that it was to be used for the above
church. He is pronounced fraud and
we warn the people to be on their guard
for the impostor.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1887-02-26
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MoRRIsToWN. N, j., FEB. 20, 1887.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1887-02-26

A fierce and novel war of opposition
has broken out among the grocers at
Paterson, where few weeks ago new
grocery firm commenced business and
offered to give a pound OF graduated
sugar to every purchaser of a pound of
tea. The new departure was followed
by several old establishments, and the
quantity OF sugar given away has increas-
ed almost ever day, A few dsys ago q
grocer issued circular offering to give
fourteen pounds OF sugar with every
pound of tea or two pounds Of coffee,
and SIP se it appeared the printing houses
have been kept busy getting out circulars
for other houses. One grocer declared his
intention to offer twenty zone pounds Of
sugar in circular which he has ordered
printed. while others say they will give
barrel if necessary, to beat the new
firm.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1887-02-26

Rev. John Fault, prominent minister
of the M. E. Church, and member ofthe
Newark Conference, died at his home in
Sergeantville, Hunterdon county, on the
4th inst. Rev. Fault was well known in
this vicinity where some years ago
he held charges at Boonton. Parsippany,
Flanders and other places.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1887-02-26

Il is shown that the books Of Collector
Edward Ball, of Pompton Township, Pas
sale Comfy, who has gained considerable
newspaper notoriety. are in good condition,
and there is no deficiency in his accounts,
he having paid over the full amount due
the township. In regard to the charge of
forging bond the Paterson Press says
that .sif there is forgery he did SO to get
out of the trouble of finding bondsmen. /"
There it not the least doubt that he could
have obtained bondsmen.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1887-02-26

Henry P. Frost who went from Norris
town to Paterson some time ago, was
convicted in that city on charge OF bur-
glalIzing the summer residence of an ac-
tress named Mrs. DeMille, and last Fri
day sentenced to FIVE years in State
Prison. Frost is the man who burglar
lied the house OF Mr.. ]. E. Parker, at
Horse Hill, few months ago.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1887-02-26

Mr. Joseph Alexander, formerly of this
town, and now in his eighty fourth year,
has written on piece of paper Just the size
of postal card, and with only tie aid of
the spectacles he usually wears, the whole
of the one hundred and nineteenth Psalm,
containing 10. 352 words. Not many young
people can read it at all. and not many
with their eye glasses With magnifying
glass the letters are found to be finely and
nicely formed. We believe this feat can
be done by few, either young or old. 1t
takes not only clear vision but very
steady hand TerseHmam.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1887-02-26

Rey. ]. H. Whitehead, Of Passaic, last
week secured horse which was stolen
from him while he was pastor Of the
Pompton Plains Reformed Church, six
years ago. Mr.. Whitehead found the
horse at a farmers at Marlborough, N. r,
who had purchased it from sale stable
At Newburgh, and being able to prove
property, he secured the animal. A fell
low named George Messenger was con-
victed of the theft, and was sent to Tren-
ton for nine years. Mr.. Whitehead
visited Messenger in State Prison in CONF
pany with Mr.. H. R. Richardson, short
lime since, and learned enough to war;
rant him in going in search Of his proper
ty. The animal is old and worn now,
but Mr.. Whitehead proposes to use him
well for the balance Of bis life.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-05-26
Accuracy in Tunnel Cutting
New York Sun.

Remarkable accuracy is now attained
by engineers in cutting tunnels through
mountains, in working from both
ends.
Thus at the Musconetcong tunnel, of
tho Lehigh Valley Railroad, the align
ment tested to 0.O4 foot or less than half
an inch.
This accuracy is, to large extent, a
development of recent years. In the an
nails of the State of Pennsylvania it is
mentioned as remarkable specimen of
accurate leveling that in circle of
twelve miles that was leveled the error
was only IL feet; fifty years afterward, or
in 1878, engineers engaged in running a
line of levels between the Chesapeake
and Delaware bays, for the purpose of
determining the feasibility of a ship
canal, tested some new leveling instru-
mants furnished by the governments
line of test levels being run over ten
miles-the difference of the level on
the closing bench mark was only
0.005 foot.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-05-26
Plucked From Puck

man, though he be poet and phil
osOpher, never seems to realize that the
SNOWFALL is a beautiful flower, when he
unexpectedly gets one square on the
medulla oblongata.
Now then, please get your ha, ha, ha,
he, he, he, machine ready, for we are GO
ing to allow correspondent to ask you
something which he considers funny.
Are you ready? All right, here it gees!
Hasn't the mosquito got = sort of Long
Island Sound about him.
An exchange raises the cry: "a House
Without Pantry" This we, of couse,
wonld perter to a pantry without house.
But If the house should have no pantry,
it would be rough on the small boy of the
establishment when the hour of the day
for purloining the jam arrived.
70 prove that the sublime and ridicu-
lons are not far apart, just opon your
cyclopedia and see how close Rondo and
Rondout are.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-05-26
A Lost Opportunity.
The American Magazine

Mr.. George Washington Cole, OF Chica-
go, didn't come home one evening at the
usual time, nor the next day, and Mrs.
Cole, becoming alarmed, began search
for him. She was not successful, and
after several days, as last resort, visited
the morgue. The keeper listened to her
description, and then said he thought he
had subject that answered to it. The
wife desired to look at the body, and was
shown into the dead-house.
After viewing the subject pointed out
to her very intently for several minutes,
Mrs. Cole burst into tears and declared
that the body was that of her late hus-
band. But in order to assure herself that
she had made no mistake, she requested
the keeper of the morgue to turn the body
over, and see if there was large scar on
the back of the neck. As he proceeded
to do so, set of false teeth fell out of the
mouth of the corpse upon the marble
slab.
"Stopm exclaimed Mrs. Cole, wiping
away her tears; George never wore false
teeth"
"You blamed FOOLS growled the keeper
of the morgne, addressing the corpse, as
he roughly threw it back in place and
picked up the false teeth; 'if you had
only kept your mouth shut you might
have had descent burial"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-05-26

of cold water to which has been added
the juice of half lemon-this prevents
the celery from turning black; put in
small teaspoonful of salt, boil slowly I'M
til soft; take up carefully, putting it on
sieve to drain. Then take three table
spoonfuls of brown -four, a little salt and
pepper, one tablespoonful of salad oil,
the yolk of one egg, enough cold water
to mix to thick batter. The white of
the egg must be whipped to stiff froth
and stirred lightly into the batter. Dip
the pieces of celery into the batter, let
ting 1t cover them well, and drop gently
into smoking hot oil; there should be
enough to cover them; FRY to light
brown.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-05-26
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
MAY FLOWERS. .

Sweet month of lessons by the day,
OF promise for the rolling year
OF showers with raiobows tied alway
And apple blooms so pink and clear,
And lilac, peach and ounce and pear
And golden daisies in SWEEP knots.
And willow tassels, violets fair.
And pansies, and forget -me-nots:
Wild lilies fringing every brook,
With brakes and ferns, they Law forIorn
Through winter months, of life forsook,
Now brilliant as summers morn:
And cherry blossoms as cloud
or Snowy incense in the sky,
Their faint but exquisite perfumes
Caught on the breeZes whispering by.
o month of promise and increase
OF seed npon the waters cast?
Your sewers sorrow shall never cease
While earth's unnumhered symbols last
At each renewal of the spring
How do the very heavens rejoice,
And IN their songs prophetic sing
The reapers everlasting joys!
Our prayers are seed, for ages cast,
In wisdom sown, while Folly sleepeth;
The harvest from his toll shall last
Who duly goeth forth and reapeth.
Oh. never can such toll be dreary.
Nor Christ'S dear work be counted va n;
For loving hearts are never weary,
In JOY or grief, sunshine or rain.
But rain and sun, this sweet May morning
On buds and blossoms, germs and seeds,
Are gentle natures children warning:
Cherish the flowers cast forth the weeds.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-05-26
Potato Culture.


A. W. Putnum, of Danverse, success
full grower of potatoes, has experimental
in system of cultivation and variety
of seed adapted to high, dry land and
dry weather. On piece of land mostly
a gravelly loan. but part of it gravelly
with loan left out, and which in the
spring of 1884 was in grass, he top dress
ed with barn manure, five cords to the
acre; then plowed after haying, and
seeded with barley. The seed was back
set in December and oats sown on the
burrows in the spring of 1885. After the
oat fodder was harvested five cords of
barn manure to the acre were plowed in,
and barley s0wn for fall crop. In the
spring of 1886 five cords of manure to
the acre were plowed in about six inches
deep, the land narrowed and marked out
with horse hoe, rows three feet apart,
burrows about three inches deep. In the
latter part of April, one-half an &C, e was
planted with early sunrise potatoe-seed
whole, and about the size of "a hens egg,
dropping two feet apart in row and
covered with hand-hoe. One hoeful of
sand made little mound over each po-
tato. The base of the mound was on a
level with the under-side of the potato
and about two inches of soil over the
seed. When the potatoes were about
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-05-26
SQUIBS.

The American Cattle Trust company,
with a capital said to aggregate $25, 900
600 has been organized for the purpose
of controlling the cattle trade of the coun-
try. The combination includes ranch
men from Texas to the British line.
Sherman & Marsh and Schuabel & Co.,
of Chicago barb wire manufactures, have
suspended. They were kindred associa-
tions, and the failures are most disastrous
ones. The manager ascribes the
trouble to the new interstate commerce
bill.
Daniel B. Anderson, an old gentleman
from Rochester, n. 81. passed through Bos-
ton Monday on tramp to Des Moines,
Iowa, where he has daughter living.
He has plenty of money, but walks to see
the country. He says he has lived 65
years and not hurried through the world
He don't wish to begin now.